At the end of Chapter Five, Max is crying
because he is happy
.
Why did Max cry after his dinner at Kevins?
Why does Max cry after his first dinner with Kevin and Gwen in Freak the Mighty? Max cries after his first dinner with Kevin and Gwen
because he’s incredibly happy
. Everyone had a good time, and Max was laughing “like a maniac” at Kevin’s strange and funny robot stories.
Why did Max cry when he got home?
Why did Max cry when he got home after dinner with Freak?
He was happy. He was sad that Freak has a medical problem. He misses his dad.
Where does Max go when his emotions get overwhelmed?
Where did Max go after the Fair Gwen ran away from him?
He went inside his head
.
Why did Max put freak on his shoulders?
Q. Why does Max put Freak on his shoulders at the fireworks display? Max puts Freak on his shoulders
so people won’t step on him
. Max puts Freak on his shoulders so Freak can see where Blade and his gang are.
Why was Gwen speaking so fast?
Gwen says that she thought Max’s father was crazy, and pretty scary too. … I think she talked so fast
because she kept on thinking about what Max’s father did
. Also, she wanted to make sure Max wasn’t offended about Gwen talking about both of his parents so much.
How did Max feel after eating dinner at Freaks house?
Dinner not only tastes great, but Kevin and Max laugh so hard the hot dog comes out of his nose. When Max gets home,
he burst into tears that he does not understand because
he feels so happy.
What is freak’s real name?
The primary characters are friends Maxwell Kane, a large, very slow, but kind-hearted kid and his friend
Kevin Avery
, nicknamed “Freak,” who is physically crippled but very intelligent. (In the Book, Kevin’s last name is Avery.
Why does freak’s mother apologize to Max?
He figures she called to warn Grim and Gram about “a great hulking beast” in their basement (5.7). Poor Max. But it turns out Gwen was calling to apologize. She hadn’t expected Max to be so big, and she’s worried that she
offended Max with
her reaction.
Why does freak need a new body?
Why does Freak need a new body?
Freak’s legs are too small for the rest of his body. Freak’s head is to large for the rest of his body
. Freak is growing on the inside but not on the outside.
Why is walking to the hospital no fun without Kevin for Max?
Why does Max walk to the hospital?
He knows Kevin probably feels badly about having to go to the hospital on his birthday and wants to cheer him up
. He plans to fly the ornithopter, hoping that Kevin will look out and see it.
What does Max mean by your basic chunk of chain link heaven?
He lives in the basement, the down under, because he likes it down there. What does Max mean by ” your basic chunk of chain link heaven”?
His backyard is dirty and gross, it has a chain-linked fence.
Where does Max go when he’s trying to escape?
He
goes to a special place in his head
where it’s cool and dim and he feels like a cloud. He does this in order to escape the unpleasantness of the real world. In this particular case, he goes to his special place after he thinks that Gwen, Freak’s mother, believes he stole her son.
How does Max feel when freak gets on his shoulders?
Why does Max like Freak riding on his shoulders? He
likes having a really smart brain on his shoulders
, helping him think.
What is Max’s main conflict?
The main conflicts in the story are
internal
. Both boys are struggling with the inadequacies of their own bodies or minds. In other words, Max has to learn to deal with being “slow” and Kevin has to learn to deal with not having a body that works.
Why is grim concerned about Maxwell?
Grim is concerned because
Maxwell looks like his father and he is afraid Max will inherit his father’s character
.
